1. The Saud Bahwan Group is known to be the best employer in the middle east. It employs nearly 11,000 people and the annual turnover is around 5 billion US dollars. It is a trading company dealing with a lot of brands, all of which are market leaders. These are Toyota, Ford, Kia, Man, Hino, Komatsu and Thermoking to name a few. The company buys, stocks and sells products belonging to these brands. It has a very strong service and spares backup owing to which it has 50 % of the market share in passenger vehicle sales. It has 63 branches all over Oman with the aim of having a branch within the reach of every Omani resident. The sales, service and spares in each vehicle category are distinct profit centres. The company has well established and tested systems and procedures. It lays great emphasis on customer as well as employee satisfaction.
2. I have completed a week at the Saud Bahwan Group and am enumerating some feel good factors which I have experienced :
(a) An officer from the HR department along with a vehicle was
2. I have completed a week at the Saud Bahwan Group and am enumerating some feel good factors which I have experienced :
(a) An officer from the HR department along with a vehicle was
present at the airport to receive me. This is done for every new appointee.
(b) I was taken straight to my flat which had brand new furniture and furnishings. The caretaker was there to explain the functioning of various gadgets and to hand over the keys.
(c) The following items were kept in the kitchen which did not form part of the inventory :
(i) Tea rations viz : Sugar, tea leaves and milk pkts.
(ii) Two bottles of mineral water.
(iii) A can of ‘Mountain Dew’
(iv) A packet of biscuits.
(v) One steel ‘thali’, two ‘katoris’ and a glass.
(d) Home delivery of packed food (all three meals) for one week from
(b) I was taken straight to my flat which had brand new furniture and furnishings. The caretaker was there to explain the functioning of various gadgets and to hand over the keys.
(c) The following items were kept in the kitchen which did not form part of the inventory :
(i) Tea rations viz : Sugar, tea leaves and milk pkts.
(ii) Two bottles of mineral water.
(iii) A can of ‘Mountain Dew’
(iv) A packet of biscuits.
(v) One steel ‘thali’, two ‘katoris’ and a glass.
(d) Home delivery of packed food (all three meals) for one week from
the nearest single officers mess (there are kitchens catering to nearly 4000 single guys)
(e) Assistance in paperwork related to obtaining the civil card, opening of Bank account etc.
(e) Provision of advance of salary in cash on the first working day.
(f) A structured and well organised induction programme.
3. That’s it for now. Will post more experiences in due course.
(e) Assistance in paperwork related to obtaining the civil card, opening of Bank account etc.
(e) Provision of advance of salary in cash on the first working day.
(f) A structured and well organised induction programme.
3. That’s it for now. Will post more experiences in due course.
9 comments:
Dear Sir,
Good to see you blogging again. Makes a nice reading. Keep postings.
regards
Capt Neeraj
Hello Capt Bisht,
good to see the progress u made from june till now. Congratulations and best wishes for the new job, new place and the new year, 2009.
Tarun sends his hello too. Incase u r wondering i am manjusha jauhari , Tarun's wife.
Dear Sir, it's great feeling to visit your blog once again after a long gap. Congratulations on taking the new challenges in life. Wishing you a Very Very Happy New Year.May the Almighty grant you Success, Prosperity and also bless all the designs of your heart.
I've joined Bharti Airtel as Circle Nodal Officer. It's a very challenging job. I look after Security and Nodal activities for two circles which cover the entire NE states. I am liking my job. It's of course hectic and exciting.
Please continue to enliven/enlighten us through your precious blog.
Thanks for your comments. We are experiencing net connection problems in Oman at present. Responses will be prompt once the situation improves - honest !!
Mr. Bisht,
Your blog on SBG Oman is really interesting. I may also join SBG in near future if everything goes well.... but I just want to get some information on what kind of company it is and how is the employee treated in the company, does HR take good care of employee. Since you are already with SBG I would need your expert advice.
Thanks much
Its nice to read this!
Please keep posting on monthly expenses also....
Hello Mr.Bisht,
I am Devesh Kulkarni from Pune India, I have got selected for assi. accountant post in Saud Bahawan Group Mascat Oman.
But I have some doubts about the work culture in a company,cost of leaving & regarding joining as an employee in this company.
I would be thankful to you if you will share more experiences of yours regarding this company.
My joining date is after one month, so looking for your reply.
My mail id is
inc.kulkarnidevesh@gmail.com
Regards!
Devesh Kulkarni
Pune (MH) IND.
Dear Capt.
It should be almost 3 years that you are in the current job with SBG. Good to read the first week experiences too. But 3 years down the line, I think you should touch up on the hard fact that passport will be taken away for "safe keeping" by the HR. Being a defense person yourselves, I am sure you will agree that a document issued in the name of the President of Republic of India, shouldn't be handed over to anyone however clumsy we are.
(Since you are still working with SBG, I think my comment would be moderated, but still its a fact that this "safe keeping" thing hurts each and everyone a lot)
Apart from passport taken by HR for safe keeping, increment/promotions are another factor in SBG. Environment/Work culture is very political and it is worse than many Govt organizations in India.
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